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Our Mission Statement - A living history project, run by students, to remember, commemorate and celebrate the centenary of the end of the First World War and the return of those involved to South Yorkshire.

PLEASE NOTE - YOUR EXPERIENCE WILL NOW FEATURE STEAM LOCOMOTIVE GERVASE, RUNNING IN THE PLACE OF PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED GWR 813.

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A lasting journey

In partnership with several local and regional bodies, Home from the Front has raised an impressive £16,000 to fund our important work to date. Help us today by buying tickets, spreading the word or signing up to be a personal or corporate sponsor.

Home from the Front, and the team behind this project, aim to have a long lasting legacy of better awareness of how demobilisation worked and how it affected our communities. As such, after our experience season has concluded, you'll find our website brimming with information about the period.

Starting at Elsecar Heritage Railway, your experience of World War One will feature an authentic steam rail journey where actors portray local people telling their stories of the war and returning home. This historic site will bustle with characters and memories, recreating life in South Yorkshire a century ago.

Featuring a vintage steam locomotive and period carriage visiting specially for the event! Get tickets here on our website on our 'Get Tickets Now'

DEMOB CONCERT - November 9th

Join Thurnscoe Harmonic Male Voice Choir and other local performers for an evening of music and poetry in Elsecar's historic Ironworks. Tickets on sale here on our website, under 'Get Tickets Now'. 7pm - 9:30pm, tickets for £5.

Women from Elsecar at work in WW1.

Armistice Day Tea - November 11th

In the Milton Hall in Elsecar, a beautiful Victorian setting close to our main experience. After the commemorations of the morning, this is an opportunity to celebrate the armistice, ending the fighting of the Great War 100 years ago today. Tickets on sale in our 'Get Tickets Now' section for £8 - Adults & £4 - Children.